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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Laurence H Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

The path to American democracy’s survival runs through Georgia

Donald Trump Speaks At The National Guard Association Of The United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition<br>DETROIT, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 26: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump walks out before speaking to the crowd during the National Guard Association of the United States' 146th General Conference & Exhibition at Huntington Place Convention Center on August 26, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Michigan's importance to the Trump re-election campaign has become front and center as he marks his eighth visit to the state this year, including an additional event in Eaton County on August 29th. (Photo by Emily Elconin/Getty Images)
‘The strategy in Georgia, also under way in other states, has not come about by accident.’ Photograph: Emily Elconin/Getty Images

The latest election-protecting lawsuit filed this week in Georgia goes straight to the heart of the contest in the country over the survival of freedom’s most basic institutions: our vote and the rule of law. The suit is also vital to the more immediate outcome of this election, and whether Donald Trump can find a way to win by any means necessary.

Trump and his Maga allies seek to permanently dismantle the architecture of government established by our founders 235 years ago. The route there this November runs through Georgia, a key battleground state where undoing any electoral victory by Kamala Harris would be vital to Trump’s return to power. Trump and his acolytes will do whatever it takes to win. That includes not certifying the people’s actual vote.

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